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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 444339, member: 5833&quot;]I see just the one.&nbsp; I know sometimes I think I have posted something, only to find I never hit the button to finalize it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see no indication this was ever attached to other parts that would have added up to a brooch.&nbsp; Perhaps one of our members who is knowledgeable about jewellery construction will weigh in with other ideas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where I see this sort of cameo used most often is in buttons for clothing.&nbsp; Again, this does not look like it ever had the right findings for a button, but, as you note, it is no longer complete as is.&nbsp; It strikes me that, since the metal element was stamped, the loops at either side could just as well have been closed, if, for example, the piece was meant to be sewn on as an ornament.&nbsp; Instead it has links, now bent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe [USER=1496]@Hollyblue[/USER] has some thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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